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I have been teaching professionally for 8 years. I have experience teaching all ages and skill levels. I cater lessons specifically to meet every student's needs. I am an active performer in the DC area, and look forward to sharing my knowledge and experience with my students.

About Pecos S.

New York-based cellist Pecos was the winner of the 2016 Baroque Concerto Competition at the San Francisco Conservatory and has performed on baroque and modern instruments across the US, the Czech Republic, Italy and Austria. Pecos has recorded for the Naxos label as a Fellow at the National Orchestral Institute and collaborated with the SFCM Baroque Ensemble in a recording project with contemporary composer Mason Bates for the world premier of Auditorium with the San Francisco Symphony. A finalist in the Coeur d'Alene National Young Artists Competition, Pecos plays on a 1921 cello made by Giovanni Cutugno, generously on loan from the Carlsen Cello Foundation.

Reviews

Excellent teacher! Breaks down analytically how to improve techniques.

Posted May 6, 2020

Irene

Online

Posted Apr 29, 2020

Porter

Online

Pecos has been an exceptional instructor for my 15-year-old son with diverse music tastes and who is progressing to intermediate-level cello. Pecos’ instruction is insightful and attentive to the individual student, and my son feels the lessons are valuable and effective. We also appreciate receiving a followup report after each lesson outlining new techniques and practice goals for the next week, a huge improvement to the interpretive “mom notes” my children have had to rely on in past years of string instruction.

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Experience

Fellow

Cellist in The Orchestra Now (TON), in residence at the Fisher Center at Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudsen, NY

Cello Teacher

May 2018 - Jun 2019

Music and Arts, Bowie

Private cello studio in Bowie, MD

Cello Teacher

Aug 2018 - May 2019

International School of Music

Private studio teacher in Bethesda, MD

Substitute Cello

Aug 2018 - May 2019

Annapolis Symphony Orchestra

Cellist

Sep 2016 - May 2018

Anacostia String Quartet

-Founding member
-Performances at the Kennedy Center, 2016 and 2017
-Ensemble-In-Residence with the District New Music Coalition (DNMC), 2018
-Performances alongside the Australian and Omer String Quartets

Cello Teacher

Sep 2014 - May 2016

San Francisco Conservatory of Music

Conservatory in the Schools Internship at KIPP San Francisco Bay Academy

Education

DMA Cello Performance

Sep 2016 - Jun 2019

University of Maryland

MM Cello Performance

Sep 2014 - May 2016

San Francisco Conservatory of Music

BM Cello Performance

Sep 2010 - Jun 2014

University of Oregon

Languages

English

Fluent / Native Proficiency

Spanish

Limited Proficiency

Awards

GRAMMY Nomination

Jun 2018

The Recording Academy

Winner

May 2016

San Francisco Conservatory Of Music Baroque Ensemble

Recipient

May 2014

Carlsen Cello Foundation

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